Rise and Shine: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Science Teacher

Chapter 3: The First Week of School

Online Appendixes

• Appendix 3.1a. Sample Sixth-Grade Syllabus (Word doc)
• Appendix 3.1b. Sample Seventh-Grade Syllabus Disclosure Document (Word doc)
• Appendix 3.1c. Sample Physics Syllabus (Word doc)
• Appendix 3.1d. Sample Honors Chemistry Syllabus (Word doc)
• Appendix 3.1e. Sample Earth Science Syllabus (Word doc)
• Appendix 3.2. Student Questionnaire (Word doc)
• Appendix 3.3. Parent Questionnaire (Word doc)

Recommended Resources

Frameworks

Bybee, R. 2006. The BSCS 5E instructional model: Origins, effectiveness, and application. Colorado Springs: BSCS. www.bscs.org/pdf/bscs5eexecsummary.pdf

Hunter, M. C. 1994. Enhancing education. New York: Prentice Hall.

Marzano, R. J. 2007. Art and science of teaching. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Design.

National Research Council (NRC). 2011. A framework for K–12 science education: Practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165

Models

Bybee, R. 2006. The BSCS 5E instructional model: Origins, effectiveness, and application. Colorado Springs: BSCS. www.bscs.org/bscs-5e-instructional-model

Hunter, M. C. 1994. Enhancing education. New York: Prentice Hall.

Marzano, R. J. 2007. Art and science of teaching. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Design

Wiggins, G., and J. McTighe. 2005. Understanding by design. 2nd ed. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Design.

Lesson Plan Formats and Templates

Lesson Planning: www.personal.psu.edu/scs15/idweb/lessonplanning.htm

Madeline Hunter’s Lesson Plan: http://template.aea267.iowapages.org/lessonplan

Overview of UbD and the Design Template: www.grantwiggins.org/documents/UbDQuikvue1005.pdf